Use Stripe Efficiently: Rate Limiting and Data Caching
Successful integration of payment processing platforms requires careful considerations about performance and reliability of your service. Whether you are gearing up for a major sales campaign or experiencing unexpected spikes
Spring Data and Custom Queries: Best Practices
Spring Data provides a powerful way to interact with your database with minimum effort. Occasionally though, you need to write custom queries to fetch or manipulate data in a more
Retrieval Augmented Generation with Spring AI
In our last post, we looked at enriching the OpenAI model with custom data through function calls. While this technique is useful, it has its limitations and performance trade-offs. Today,
Spring AI and Challenges with Function Calling
Spring AI boosts developer’s productivity by providing seamless integration with a variety of AI models. This post explores enriching the generic model with additional data coming from custom functions. This
Your Cheat Sheet to Mastering Payment Automation with Stripe
More than two months ago, I embarked on a journey to create a hands-on series about payment automation using Stripe. Writing the series has been an enjoyable and rewarding experience,
Implementing Smart Retries with Stripe
Network and connection issues can occur for various reasons, such as timeouts or intermittent server availability. Automatic recovery from network issues plays an important role when integrating with any API.
Recovering from Failures when Handling Payments with Stripe
In our previous post we explored webhooks as a reliable means to promptly respond to customer activities, such as checkouts, successful payments or failed transactions. Yet, in practice, we often
Checking Payment Status in Stripe with Webhooks
Getting timely updates about payments is crucial for maintaining smooth operational flows. Especially for businesses that rely heavily on e-commerce or offer subscription-based services. Stripe provides a robust solution for
Building a Basic Payment System Using Stripe API
In today’s digital era, offering seamless payment options is crucial for the success of online businesses. Stripe stands out as a comprehensive and flexible solution to accept payments online. This